Sharpness loss in scanning — by Bruce Robbins on September 04, 2015

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Scanner technology has improved a lot in the ten years since I bought my old Epson Perfection 3200 Photo machine. It was quite good in its d...

Another few from the Rolleiflex — by Bruce Robbins on September 02, 2015

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Rolleiflex take on the Leica bins Back in June, I posted a pic of litter bins outside a public convenience in an Arbroath cemetery where we...

Thinking about colour — by Bruce Robbins on August 31, 2015

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You'll know well enough by now that this isn't the most colourful photography blog around. There was a time when I went out with two...

The Right Tool for the Job — by Bruce Robbins on August 30, 2015

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MAXXI, Rome's Museum of XXI Century Arts by Helene Binet Here's an interesting interview with an architecture photographer who refus...

Film Table Mk. 3 — by Bruce Robbins on August 29, 2015

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We're zeroing in on the definitive table charting the availability of black and white films - or, at least, so I like to think. As the t...

Updated Film Table — by Bruce Robbins on August 28, 2015

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Updated again at 22:55, August 28, to reflect info from Kenny Wood - see comments. Another few amendments will be made tomorrow when I'm...

Larger Enlarger — by Bruce Robbins on August 28, 2015

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If you ever wondered why the vast majority of ultra large format photographers make contact prints, here's the answer. Maybe if you live...

Available B&W Films — by Bruce Robbins on August 26, 2015

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I've had another go at updating the list of black and white films available on the UK/European market. It's a bit of an undertaking ...

Landscapes with a 300mm lens — by Bruce Robbins on August 25, 2015

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the problems I've been having with the film transport mechanism of my beloved OM2. I'd been out...